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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Marriage - As enacted, permits notaries public to solemnize marriages. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16 and Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3."
+description: "Marriage - As enacted, permits notaries public to solemnize marriages. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16 and Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "SB 509"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 509 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Marriage"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey", "Lundberg"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-02-08"
+last_action: "2021-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/092d2bcd-57ea-4a93-a220-c0270271ad25"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0509&GA=112"
+source_hash: "6ace657bc70e0e0d41e4ae80db0d9ceca602c9725e103e15088e94ae7783ccf8"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 509 (112) — Marriage - As enacted, permits notaries public to solemnize marriages. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16 and Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0509.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/5/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/23/2021 Passed (2) — **5–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/17/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **67–16** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hulsey — primary (person)
+- Lundberg — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2021-02-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-24** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2021-02-25** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-01** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/17/2021
+- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
+- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/24/2021
+- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/29/2021
+- **2021-03-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2021-03-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
+- **2021-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/5/2021
+- **2021-04-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/12/21
+- **2021-04-05** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
+- **2021-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 67, Nays 16, PNV 7 `passage`
+- **2021-04-12** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2021-04-12** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2021-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2021-04-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2021-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-04** Effective date(s) 4/28/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Pub. Ch. 255
+- **2021-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 255
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/092d2bcd-57ea-4a93-a220-c0270271ad25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+